BACreative first had the idea to team with artist and writer Jenny Price, who’s worked on coastal access and public space issues for decades. We leveraged Escape Apps’ mobile framework and designed a Kickstarter and media campaign that had worldwide resonance.

And we had far-reaching impact.

Today, users have downloaded Our Malibu Beaches over 60,000 times.

Though there are no official numbers, by all accounts, usage of these beautiful public spaces is way up.

In mid-2014, the California Legislature voted to give the Calif. Coastal Commission a much stronger ability to monitor and enforce open access laws – a change the Coastal Commission says that would not have happened without this project.

Finally, users have written thousands of emails to public officials helping motivate stakeholders to action on the public’s behalf.